We are in the heart of our short summer vacation here in Israel, and with war and so much heartache looming over our heads, crafting and preparing for upcoming holidays and happy occassions is a wonderful way to spend a few hours. Get the whole family together or even take time for yourself, creativity is my solution to managing stress and it truly works! Now, if I could just bury my head in the art supplies around the clock! In the past I created lovely doodle apples and doodle bees, which still look great a few years down the road, but yesterday I decided to make a more younger child friendly version using cereal box cardboard, some colored paper and a glue stick! Of course my version does look a bit too perfect maybe, so can't wait to see the charm that the little crafters I'm working with will bring to this project. But in the mean time, get to work and start preparing for Rosh HaShana, it is quickly approaching and apples and pomegranites and honey and bees and fish all make great subjects for crafting, right?
- cereal box or light weight cardboard
- light-weight colored paper (or even use magazine pages)
- a glue stick
- a black marker
- scissors
- check out my previous projects: doodle apples and doodle bees,
How To:
- Draw the shapes on cardboard, and even consider using the best version as a template to trace around for very young children. Children that can draw should be encouraged to draw their own shapes, since this is not about perfection, yuk, but building skills and the satisfaction of completing the project!
- Add color by collaging colored paper pieces.
- Add detail and definition with a black marker.
- Voila, now use your shapes to make a vertical or horizontal garland, as Rosh HaShana cards or glue them to skewers and place in a plant or vase.
